Mine is updating automatically (OSX)... I'm just loading Live and letting it do it's download thang. Once it's finished, just quit and relaunch and it's now at the new Beta (you have to do this for 32 and 64bit versions separately, or at least on Mac).

I think this could be improved a lot if I would be able to see somewhere the progress of the download and if there were an in-between option between Auto Update and No Auto Update, like most other software offers -> Be notified when an update is available and asked if you want to update.
Should be actually the norm for Audio Software IMO.

This would also allow to once again install in the standard folder by default since the user could just allow to elevate the UAC Permission - many other apps do it that way and it works very well.
The current "Workaround" is just bad manners in my book.
As quirky as Windows "Security" is, it isn't helped if every software company goes exploring their own hacks and installs stuff all over the place.

mine won't auto-update either. it updated by itself quite happily until b4, but now when i launch b4 and leave it idle for 20 mins then relaunch it, its still on b4. watching network activity and i don't see anything downloading..

I have noted your account names and will have a look. The public beta has automatic updates enabled by default and it cant be disabled - this is to ensure that all testers always have the most recent build.

Just a thought, on my laptop the 64 bit beta works fine and has updated, I notice periodically windows account manager asks for permission for live to make changes (the update I assume), I have not had this on my main DAW- I am wondering if when I first installed it I did t give live permission to make changes or if my security is just set higher?